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- [dout-fuh l]
- /ˈdaʊt fəl/
- /ˈdaʊt.fʊl.nəs/
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- [dout-fuh l]
- /ˈdaʊt fəl/
Definitions of doubtfulness word
- adjective doubtfulness of uncertain outcome or result. 1
- adjective doubtfulness admitting of or causing doubt; uncertain; ambiguous. 1
- adjective doubtfulness unsettled in opinion or belief; undecided; hesitating. 1
- adjective doubtfulness of equivocal or questionable character: His tactics are highly doubtful. 1
- noun doubtfulness See doubt. 1
- noun doubtfulness The state or quality of being doubtful; doubt; uncertainty. 1
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Origin of doubtfulness
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
First recorded in 1350-1400, doubtful is from the Middle English word douteful. See doubt, -ful
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Parts of speech for Doubtfulness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
doubtfulness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for doubtfulness
noun doubtfulness
- uncertainty — the state of being uncertain; doubt; hesitancy: His uncertainty gave impetus to his inquiry.
- question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- mistrust — lack of trust or confidence; distrust.
- dubiousness — doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt: a dubious reply.
- indecision — inability to decide.
Antonyms for doubtfulness
noun doubtfulness
- certainty — Certainty is the state of being definite or of having no doubts at all about something.
- trust — reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
- likelihood — the state of being likely or probable; probability.
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